Disclaimer: Must I write this? It's. a little bore leh. . . Oh yeah! On the
point of something, I dun know the real Amy (as in Puffy's Amy) can cook
well or not, so it's not really talking about her . . . and I'm just
borrowing the names of these people, what I write here has nothing to do
with their real personalities at all. . . (I mean people how exist in real,
other characters like Tokiya are partly based on Anzai Nobuyuki's
characteristic or my own imagination of them). . .
In other word, dun sue me. . .
Renge Reborn: Chapter 3: Her past
==========After Dinner, In Teru's office==========
Dinner at the Orphanage was excellent! Tokiya had never had such a wonderful meal in the past. It felt as if it was his Onnechan cooking for him again. Amy's cooking has a warm family taste in them.
The Kobashi orphanage is quite a small one. There are about 10 kids living here, and Renge is the only teenager. All the other kids are in Primary school. Most of them see Renge as an elder sister whom they can play and chat with. Renge works very well with children and enjoys their company too. During dinner, Tokiya just can't keep his eyes off the teenager who is fussing over the little ones, making sure that they have enough to eat.
Sitting in the office, which has a large window looking out to a lovely rose garden, Tokiya waited for Teru to come in. When the older man finally did, he was carrying with him some deserts.
"Come on, Tokiya," Teru said as he lay the items on the desk. "This is one of the best deserts in the world. It's almond pudding!"
Taking a piece of the pudding and eating it slowly, Tokiya feel that it was one of the world's best pudding. It was solid enough to stand, and yet, when it enters the mouth, the pudding became soft and before you can bit, the taste of almond is all over the mouth.
"Whoa! Amy is a great cook!" Tokiya said as he helped himself to a second.
"Actually, these are not made by Amy. Renge made them in the afternoon." Teru said, as he gave a funny smile to Tokiya, his eyes hinting something, as if he wants Tokiya to ask him something.
"Renge? How did she managed to make something so delicious? Amy must had taught her well!" Tokiya exclaim, and finds himself a bit foolish, but he couldn't help it. Unwillingly, he reached out for a third.
"No, no. It's the other way around. Renge taught my love how to cook. Before Renge came to us, Amy was one of the worst cooks you can ever find." Teru laughed.
"Err. . . Teru-san . . ." Tokiya asked with caution. He looked Teru in the eyes, trying to make Teru see that he is very serious on the questions, which he was going to ask.
"What. . . what happened to Renge's parents?"
Teru didn't look shocked from the question. He looks rather like he had expected that question to come out. He turned his back towards Tokiya and look out to the rose garden. Tokiya followed his glared and saw Renge, out in the garden, tending to the roses. Watering them, she as singing a magical melody that seems to make the roses bloom even brighter and bigger.
"I. . . Nobody knows. . ." Teru finally answered. Slowly, he turned back and faced Tokiya. The smile that he wore was taken down and now he shows a worried face. "We. . . Amy and I. . . Found Renge at the lakeside, unconscious. She was injured, and held tightly to a torn teddy bear. At that time, we were strangely attracted to her. We brought her to a hospital and got her well. After she had awaken, we asked her who is she, and where is she from. She told us that, the only thing she can remember is that her name is Renge, and nothing else. . ."
Lending back on to the chair, Tokiya continued to stare at Renge from the window. At this point of time, one of the little girls came forward as had asked Renge to help her tie her hair. Renge smiled and sat on the green grass. She starting combing the little girl's hair into a straight pony tail and tying it up. When she was done, she took a rose from the bush and pinned it on the back of the little girl's hair. The little girl was so happy that she turned around and kissed Renge on the cheek, then went back to play with the other children.
"We were a little worried about bring Renge in at first," Teru said. "First of all, she was a little old to be adopted. Most parents would like the child to be very young, so that they can start to build a close relationship with them. By the time Renge was discharge from the hospital, she was already 16 plus. However, as time goes by, Amy started to like Renge more and more, and finally, we adopted Renge as our own daughter. I don't know where did Renge learn how to cook, but she sure can be a chief when she grows up. She does have the gift." Teru finished. He gave Tokiya a weak smile. Then, he stood up, and asked Tokiya to follow him. Tokiya did as he was told. He wanted to know Renge Kobashi's story. Who she was and does she has anything to do with the clone, Renge.
"So," Tokiya asked as they walked down the stairs and towards the garden, "Who are her parents?" he asked again "Did they. . . did they ever came to the Orphanage? To look for her? Did the police ever asked about her. . ."
"That, we don't know." Teru signed. "We had checked with the police, and they said that no one had filed a report on a missing person. She told us that since she could not remember who her parents are, she might as well treat us as her real parents. She said that she is very happy here."
When they got to the garden, Renge had left. Teru bended down and took a rose from the bush. He passed it to Tokiya. "Can you see what's so special about this rose?"
Taking a closer look at the flower passed to him, Tokiya saw what was unique and queer about the rose at once. "It has no thorns," Tokiya answered, in his cold, clam voice.
"Yes, it does have no thorns." Teru said, and pointed to the bush. "As you can see, all the roses do not have thorns on them. Roses are beautiful flowers with a deadly weapon, Renge is a beautiful flower with no way to defend herself.
"When we found her, we thought that she was suffering from family abuse. And until know, we still believe that it may be so. Renge had lost her memory. In theological terms, this can be cause by wanting to forget the bad memories in the past. And when we found Renge. . ." Teru let his word hang in mid air for an effect. "She was wearing a black cloak. One of her sleeve was torn; the other one was too long for her. She had not one, but three belts on her waist, causing her to be unable to breath well."
Black. . . Black cloak? That was what the clone Renge wears.
"And had you seem the lines on the face?" Teru continues, not noticing Tokiya's shocked face. "Renge has two lines coming down from the side of her face. I told the police, it was man-made. Someone scared her, but they insisted that it was a birthmark. Have you ever seem birthmarks likes this?
"On a clone, yar. I had seen one before" Tokiya thought. . . So, he was right. Renge did keep two bang of her fringe to hide something on her face.
"The only clue we have on her past, however. . . " Teru started again "Is to find someone by the name of Kurei. That was the name she remembered, Kurei. She said that he was wearing a mask, when she saw him in her flash back. So much help that is. . ."
Kurei. . . That confirms it all. . . Renge Kobashi. . . She is the clone, Renge. There's no doubt about it now. . .
==========On the way back to Tokiya's place (This time, it's the right road)==========
Thanking the Kobashi and trying to walk home before dark, Tokiya was once again trapped in deep thoughts. Now that he knows that Renge Kobashi is Renge the clone, he have to decide is it time to let Kurei know about her. He thought it would take him a long time to find out about the new girl, who knows that he can uncover so many facts in less than 24 hours?
'Maybe,' he thought. 'Maybe I should just ask Kurei more about Renge, or maybe even Kurenai. After all, Renge is clone from Kurei and Kurenai. . .
As he approach the stairs of his apartment and when up to his humble room at the second level, a shadow was sitting in front of his door. The Wind Goddess.
"Fuuko-Chan?" Tokiya asked, and at once, the shadow's head turned up. Her eyes were in tears, and she was looking so sad, and helpless (Note: No hentai in this chapter! So stop thinking ^. ^) "What's the matter?"
"Mi-Chan. . ." Fuuko started. "Mi-Chan. . .Do you. . . do you still love me?" Fuuko asked and stood up, to face Tokiya in the eyes.
++++++++++Flashback ++++++++++
----------One month ago, in a back alley----------
"Fuuko, going home from the back alley alone isn't a good thing." Tokiya said, as he carries bags and bags of decorations. Tokiya had been put in the deco community for this year's prom night, and guess what! Fuuko is in the same department too! After shopping for most of the decoration the community will need, they are bringing half of them to Fuuko's place. The other half will be kept at the swordsman's place. After all, why rush the deco so soon? The prom night is more than 6 months away!
"What! Now you are baby sitting me?" Fuuko answered back, as she attempt to hold on to all the bags. "Really Mi-Chan, since when do you have the impression that I am so weak and helpless?"
I "It's just that it isn't safe, and with all your hands full like this, how are you going to defend yourself if anything is to happen to you?" Tokiya argued.
"Well, I can drop them, can't I?" Fuuko answered back, and bit on her sweet again.
"Hmmm. . . That sweet look nice. . . Got another one?" Tokiya asked, trying to change the topic. He never likes arguing with Fuuko. Never now, and never will.
"Come here, I'll give you one." Fuuko said. Tokiya took a step closer to Fuuko, and to his surprise, she kissed him, on the lips! As she did that, she pushed the sweet into Tokiya's mouth. Responding to that, Tokiya toyed around her mouth with his tongue, then return the sweet back to her.
"What's the matter? You don't want the sweet anymore?" Fuuko asked, when they broke contact.
"I got something sweeter. . ." Tokiya said, and whispered into her ears. "I got you. . . Fuuko, I like you."
++++++++++End of Flashback++++++++++
"Fuuko. . ." Tokiya started. "Fuuko, all of us changed. Kurei turned into a kind-hearted person, and that's partly because of Recca. I've change from a cold hearted, emotionless person, to someone who is loved. And you were the only one responsible for it. . ."
"So! Are you 'changing' again? Is your heart changing?" Fuuko demanded.
Tokiya walked up to her, and held her tight. His arms holding her waist and he put his hands in her head, bringing her to his chest. "No, Fuuko. . . My heart, can you hear it? Can you heard who's name is it beating for?" He pulled Fuuko away from his chest and looked her in the eyes, in a look that was reserved for only her. His calmed eyes warmed Fuuko's heart at once. "its said 'Fuuko'. . ."
"Really, Tokiya Mikagami?" Fuuko asked, in a meow. She had forgotten that she was mad at Tokiya for not kissing her that evening. Tokiya cupped her face in his hands, like what he did before, and when the moonlight shone in, he planted a kiss on Fuuko's lips.
"Sorry about this evening, I was thinking of something." Tokiya said, and went on to nibble on her ears.
"What were you thinking of, Mi-Chan ... . ."
"Tokiya-kun!" Renge's voice came from behind. When Tokiya turned, he saw Renge at the stairs, holding his wallet.
Fuuko seem her, and recognized her at once!
"Oh! Gomen, Tokiya-Kun. Demo, you left your wallet. . ." Renge started, and place the wallet on the floor. "I'll get going, please, continue. . ."
With that, she turned and ran down the stairs. Tokiya feel like chasing after her, but Fuuko held on to him tight, and them, in that demanding tone, she asked " Is she the clone, Renge?"
Author's notes: Slow, I know, Slow. . . think my block is coming in soon. . . well, as for the pairing, please dun worry about it yet, course I myself have not decided on it. Maybe I'll let the story flow naturally, just write what I feel at that point of time. It'll look more natural at that.
And err. notice the characteristics are a little different from Anzai- san's. I'm still trying to explain as I go on how they have changed, because I want this to be long story that happen after one-year hell or heaven was defeated. One year can change a lot of people. . .
Renge Reborn: Chapter 3: Her past
==========After Dinner, In Teru's office==========
Dinner at the Orphanage was excellent! Tokiya had never had such a wonderful meal in the past. It felt as if it was his Onnechan cooking for him again. Amy's cooking has a warm family taste in them.
The Kobashi orphanage is quite a small one. There are about 10 kids living here, and Renge is the only teenager. All the other kids are in Primary school. Most of them see Renge as an elder sister whom they can play and chat with. Renge works very well with children and enjoys their company too. During dinner, Tokiya just can't keep his eyes off the teenager who is fussing over the little ones, making sure that they have enough to eat.
Sitting in the office, which has a large window looking out to a lovely rose garden, Tokiya waited for Teru to come in. When the older man finally did, he was carrying with him some deserts.
"Come on, Tokiya," Teru said as he lay the items on the desk. "This is one of the best deserts in the world. It's almond pudding!"
Taking a piece of the pudding and eating it slowly, Tokiya feel that it was one of the world's best pudding. It was solid enough to stand, and yet, when it enters the mouth, the pudding became soft and before you can bit, the taste of almond is all over the mouth.
"Whoa! Amy is a great cook!" Tokiya said as he helped himself to a second.
"Actually, these are not made by Amy. Renge made them in the afternoon." Teru said, as he gave a funny smile to Tokiya, his eyes hinting something, as if he wants Tokiya to ask him something.
"Renge? How did she managed to make something so delicious? Amy must had taught her well!" Tokiya exclaim, and finds himself a bit foolish, but he couldn't help it. Unwillingly, he reached out for a third.
"No, no. It's the other way around. Renge taught my love how to cook. Before Renge came to us, Amy was one of the worst cooks you can ever find." Teru laughed.
"Err. . . Teru-san . . ." Tokiya asked with caution. He looked Teru in the eyes, trying to make Teru see that he is very serious on the questions, which he was going to ask.
"What. . . what happened to Renge's parents?"
Teru didn't look shocked from the question. He looks rather like he had expected that question to come out. He turned his back towards Tokiya and look out to the rose garden. Tokiya followed his glared and saw Renge, out in the garden, tending to the roses. Watering them, she as singing a magical melody that seems to make the roses bloom even brighter and bigger.
"I. . . Nobody knows. . ." Teru finally answered. Slowly, he turned back and faced Tokiya. The smile that he wore was taken down and now he shows a worried face. "We. . . Amy and I. . . Found Renge at the lakeside, unconscious. She was injured, and held tightly to a torn teddy bear. At that time, we were strangely attracted to her. We brought her to a hospital and got her well. After she had awaken, we asked her who is she, and where is she from. She told us that, the only thing she can remember is that her name is Renge, and nothing else. . ."
Lending back on to the chair, Tokiya continued to stare at Renge from the window. At this point of time, one of the little girls came forward as had asked Renge to help her tie her hair. Renge smiled and sat on the green grass. She starting combing the little girl's hair into a straight pony tail and tying it up. When she was done, she took a rose from the bush and pinned it on the back of the little girl's hair. The little girl was so happy that she turned around and kissed Renge on the cheek, then went back to play with the other children.
"We were a little worried about bring Renge in at first," Teru said. "First of all, she was a little old to be adopted. Most parents would like the child to be very young, so that they can start to build a close relationship with them. By the time Renge was discharge from the hospital, she was already 16 plus. However, as time goes by, Amy started to like Renge more and more, and finally, we adopted Renge as our own daughter. I don't know where did Renge learn how to cook, but she sure can be a chief when she grows up. She does have the gift." Teru finished. He gave Tokiya a weak smile. Then, he stood up, and asked Tokiya to follow him. Tokiya did as he was told. He wanted to know Renge Kobashi's story. Who she was and does she has anything to do with the clone, Renge.
"So," Tokiya asked as they walked down the stairs and towards the garden, "Who are her parents?" he asked again "Did they. . . did they ever came to the Orphanage? To look for her? Did the police ever asked about her. . ."
"That, we don't know." Teru signed. "We had checked with the police, and they said that no one had filed a report on a missing person. She told us that since she could not remember who her parents are, she might as well treat us as her real parents. She said that she is very happy here."
When they got to the garden, Renge had left. Teru bended down and took a rose from the bush. He passed it to Tokiya. "Can you see what's so special about this rose?"
Taking a closer look at the flower passed to him, Tokiya saw what was unique and queer about the rose at once. "It has no thorns," Tokiya answered, in his cold, clam voice.
"Yes, it does have no thorns." Teru said, and pointed to the bush. "As you can see, all the roses do not have thorns on them. Roses are beautiful flowers with a deadly weapon, Renge is a beautiful flower with no way to defend herself.
"When we found her, we thought that she was suffering from family abuse. And until know, we still believe that it may be so. Renge had lost her memory. In theological terms, this can be cause by wanting to forget the bad memories in the past. And when we found Renge. . ." Teru let his word hang in mid air for an effect. "She was wearing a black cloak. One of her sleeve was torn; the other one was too long for her. She had not one, but three belts on her waist, causing her to be unable to breath well."
Black. . . Black cloak? That was what the clone Renge wears.
"And had you seem the lines on the face?" Teru continues, not noticing Tokiya's shocked face. "Renge has two lines coming down from the side of her face. I told the police, it was man-made. Someone scared her, but they insisted that it was a birthmark. Have you ever seem birthmarks likes this?
"On a clone, yar. I had seen one before" Tokiya thought. . . So, he was right. Renge did keep two bang of her fringe to hide something on her face.
"The only clue we have on her past, however. . . " Teru started again "Is to find someone by the name of Kurei. That was the name she remembered, Kurei. She said that he was wearing a mask, when she saw him in her flash back. So much help that is. . ."
Kurei. . . That confirms it all. . . Renge Kobashi. . . She is the clone, Renge. There's no doubt about it now. . .
==========On the way back to Tokiya's place (This time, it's the right road)==========
Thanking the Kobashi and trying to walk home before dark, Tokiya was once again trapped in deep thoughts. Now that he knows that Renge Kobashi is Renge the clone, he have to decide is it time to let Kurei know about her. He thought it would take him a long time to find out about the new girl, who knows that he can uncover so many facts in less than 24 hours?
'Maybe,' he thought. 'Maybe I should just ask Kurei more about Renge, or maybe even Kurenai. After all, Renge is clone from Kurei and Kurenai. . .
As he approach the stairs of his apartment and when up to his humble room at the second level, a shadow was sitting in front of his door. The Wind Goddess.
"Fuuko-Chan?" Tokiya asked, and at once, the shadow's head turned up. Her eyes were in tears, and she was looking so sad, and helpless (Note: No hentai in this chapter! So stop thinking ^. ^) "What's the matter?"
"Mi-Chan. . ." Fuuko started. "Mi-Chan. . .Do you. . . do you still love me?" Fuuko asked and stood up, to face Tokiya in the eyes.
++++++++++Flashback ++++++++++
----------One month ago, in a back alley----------
"Fuuko, going home from the back alley alone isn't a good thing." Tokiya said, as he carries bags and bags of decorations. Tokiya had been put in the deco community for this year's prom night, and guess what! Fuuko is in the same department too! After shopping for most of the decoration the community will need, they are bringing half of them to Fuuko's place. The other half will be kept at the swordsman's place. After all, why rush the deco so soon? The prom night is more than 6 months away!
"What! Now you are baby sitting me?" Fuuko answered back, as she attempt to hold on to all the bags. "Really Mi-Chan, since when do you have the impression that I am so weak and helpless?"
I "It's just that it isn't safe, and with all your hands full like this, how are you going to defend yourself if anything is to happen to you?" Tokiya argued.
"Well, I can drop them, can't I?" Fuuko answered back, and bit on her sweet again.
"Hmmm. . . That sweet look nice. . . Got another one?" Tokiya asked, trying to change the topic. He never likes arguing with Fuuko. Never now, and never will.
"Come here, I'll give you one." Fuuko said. Tokiya took a step closer to Fuuko, and to his surprise, she kissed him, on the lips! As she did that, she pushed the sweet into Tokiya's mouth. Responding to that, Tokiya toyed around her mouth with his tongue, then return the sweet back to her.
"What's the matter? You don't want the sweet anymore?" Fuuko asked, when they broke contact.
"I got something sweeter. . ." Tokiya said, and whispered into her ears. "I got you. . . Fuuko, I like you."
++++++++++End of Flashback++++++++++
"Fuuko. . ." Tokiya started. "Fuuko, all of us changed. Kurei turned into a kind-hearted person, and that's partly because of Recca. I've change from a cold hearted, emotionless person, to someone who is loved. And you were the only one responsible for it. . ."
"So! Are you 'changing' again? Is your heart changing?" Fuuko demanded.
Tokiya walked up to her, and held her tight. His arms holding her waist and he put his hands in her head, bringing her to his chest. "No, Fuuko. . . My heart, can you hear it? Can you heard who's name is it beating for?" He pulled Fuuko away from his chest and looked her in the eyes, in a look that was reserved for only her. His calmed eyes warmed Fuuko's heart at once. "its said 'Fuuko'. . ."
"Really, Tokiya Mikagami?" Fuuko asked, in a meow. She had forgotten that she was mad at Tokiya for not kissing her that evening. Tokiya cupped her face in his hands, like what he did before, and when the moonlight shone in, he planted a kiss on Fuuko's lips.
"Sorry about this evening, I was thinking of something." Tokiya said, and went on to nibble on her ears.
"What were you thinking of, Mi-Chan ... . ."
"Tokiya-kun!" Renge's voice came from behind. When Tokiya turned, he saw Renge at the stairs, holding his wallet.
Fuuko seem her, and recognized her at once!
"Oh! Gomen, Tokiya-Kun. Demo, you left your wallet. . ." Renge started, and place the wallet on the floor. "I'll get going, please, continue. . ."
With that, she turned and ran down the stairs. Tokiya feel like chasing after her, but Fuuko held on to him tight, and them, in that demanding tone, she asked " Is she the clone, Renge?"
Author's notes: Slow, I know, Slow. . . think my block is coming in soon. . . well, as for the pairing, please dun worry about it yet, course I myself have not decided on it. Maybe I'll let the story flow naturally, just write what I feel at that point of time. It'll look more natural at that.
And err. notice the characteristics are a little different from Anzai- san's. I'm still trying to explain as I go on how they have changed, because I want this to be long story that happen after one-year hell or heaven was defeated. One year can change a lot of people. . .